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2016-12-09T15:00:32.000000Z
Shippea Hill station in Cambridgeshire is used by a grand total of one person a month. It’s certainly not a place that feels full of life today, but it wasn’t always this way Related: Britain's abandoned stations, tracks and trains: readers' pictures You don’t see much out the window as the 7.04 fro...

2016-12-09T14:41:40.000000Z
Our economics reporter on how this monthly series aims to help make sense of where we’re heading after the referendum“FTSE 100 and sterling plummet on Brexit vote” read one headline in the hours after the UK’s referendum result was confirmed. Then a few days later: “FTSE 100 defies Brexit turmoil an...

2016-12-09T14:41:32.000000Z
The challenge is to understand the motivations of voters on both sides of the referendum debate, writes the Guardian’s new Brexit policy editorComing home after a long spell abroad can be a surprise. Returning to London last month after nearly four years as the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief fel...

2016-12-09T14:39:19.000000Z
One Labour MP says it risks becoming the ‘party of the 0%’ after falling to fourth place in Sleaford and North Hykeham byelectionLabour MPs have said they fear the party is pursuing a “0% strategy” because of the lack of clarity on Brexit, after the disappointing byelection result in Sleaford and No...

2016-12-09T14:34:25.000000Z
BloombergCoca-Cola Elevating Operating Chief to CEO, Succeeding KentBloombergCoca-Cola Co. Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent will be succeeded by top lieutenant James Quincey next year, handing the job to an executive credited with steering the company toward less sugary beverages. Quincey, a 51-y...

2016-12-09T14:21:57.000000Z
One came within six metres of a Boeing 767 preparing to land at Manchester while the other passed close to an Airbus A320 above LondonFears that drones could cause a major air accident have been reignited after two more near-misses in London and Manchester, with one drone passing over the wing of a ...

2016-12-09T14:04:45.000000Z
Washington Post (blog)Trump stumbles out of the gateWashington Post (blog)The Pew Research Center reports: “As Donald Trump prepares to take office as the nation's 45th president, 55% of the public says that, so far, they disapprove of the job he has done explaining his policies and plans for the fu...

2016-12-09T14:00:03.000000Z
Graham Jones drove vehicle into deep water caused by Storm Frank near Newton-on-Ouse, with 23 children onboardA school bus driver, who drove past two road closed signs before stranding his vehicle in flood water with 23 children onboard, has been jailed for a year.A jury at York crown court heard th...

2016-12-09T13:57:40.000000Z
This Christmas, Doctor Who (Peter Capaldi) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) join forces with a masked vigilante known only as the Ghost for a New York adventure. Will the Doctor be able to save Manhattan?The Return of Doctor Mysterio airs on Christmas day at 5.45pm on BBC1 Continue reading...

2016-12-09T13:53:09.000000Z
Abdurzak Hadi, whose 10-year-old son has leukaemia, is struggling to make ends meet but feels he has nowhere else to goAbdurzak Hadi has worked as a minicab driver for 10 years, and as an Uber driver in London for nearly three. He came to the UK as a child refugee from Somalia in 1992 and now has a ...